CARLEY, Justice.
Pete Thelen is a commercial helicopter pilot and instructor who, on several occasions, landed and then took off in a helicopter from his own dock on Lake Spivey in Clayton County. Neighbors who lived some 200 feet away complained of the noise, and an accusation was filed charging him with violating the Clayton County Noise Ordinance. The ordinance provides as follows:
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